dictate

dictate is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis.
2. transitive verb. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops.
3. intransitive verb. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on).
4. intransitive verb. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another.
5. transitive verb. A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.
6. noun. a guiding principle

   "the dictates of reason"

7. noun. an authoritative rule
8. verb. say out loud for the purpose of recording

   "He dictated a report to his secretary"

9. verb. issue commands or orders for

   Synonyms: order, prescribe

10. verb. rule as a dictator

Synonyms

order, prescribe

Common word forms

dictated, dictates, dictating

Words from these letters

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